Cryosphere

British Space Empire

The British Space Empire was founded shortly after the discovery
of Hyperspace in the early 21st century. After an initial
exploratory phase, large-scale government-backed colonisation of space
began.

Today, the Empire has bases on over a dozen moons and other minor
bodies in the Sol system, and claims several million star systems.
However, most of these are not garrisoned, or recognised by other
nations. The Empire has recognised colonies in about a dozen of
the more promising star systems, notably the Music system,
which is home to the largest space station outside of the Sol
system, the Cryosphere, and
the more established settlements in the Georgesstar
system. Unconfirmed
estimates of unofficial extrasolar settlements are in the hundreds.

With Sol cut off from the rest of the galaxy due to the minelaying
done by the Coalition in flagrant violation of the Ganymede
Convention, the Empire is now the pre-eminent power in the galaxy -
rivalled only by the Coalition.